Actually, President Trump goes one step further in his repeated claims. He says that the new tax laws will cost both him and his rich friends money, and that those friends are mad at him. Uh-huh. I wonder if we'll ever meet one of those angry friends who will tell the rest of us how the new tax laws are hurting him financially since I know that Trump will never provide any evidence.
Before I tee up the question in the poll section, I have an observation. Nothing stunning, really. Frankly, it's just the opposite; it's glaringly obvious.
When Obama was president, in the media, talk radio, and on message boards, it was quite common to hear all kinds of people state (claim is a better word) that simple facts about Obama were lies.
One stated that he was secretly a Muslim. I know everyone has heard that one. Another stated that his father wasn't really his father. Another claimed that his book was ghost written by Bill Ayers. Another claimed that he was registered as a foreign student while in college. Of course, the most famous one was the claim that he was not born in the U.S. and was instead born in Kenya which, of course, was championed most famously by Donald Trump.
All of this is just a passing observation to set up my point.
So, the 2016 election takes place, a Republican (obviously Donald Trump) takes office, and what do the supporters of Trump (who are also the accusers of Obama's so-called lies) get as a replacement for President Obama? They (as well as the rest of us, I should add) get an unabashed and unapologetic serial liar as president of the USA.
They are too numerous to mention here even after less than a year in office.
However, let's look at Trump's often repeated latest claim which he's repeatedly stated over and over again. It's his claim that the new tax laws would not only not benefit him financially, but that it would actually cost both him and his rich friends money. Who here believes that?
Forget for the moment the lowering of the top marginal tax bracket from 39.6% down to 37%. Instead, think of the benefit to large holders of real estate during the final reconciliation negotiations between Republicans in the House and Senate. The provision allows owners of large real estate holdings through LLCs to deduct a percentage of their “pass through” income from their taxes. How could that possibly not benefit Trump?
Before I tee up the question in the poll section, I have an observation. Nothing stunning, really. Frankly, it's just the opposite; it's glaringly obvious.
When Obama was president, in the media, talk radio, and on message boards, it was quite common to hear all kinds of people state (claim is a better word) that simple facts about Obama were lies.
One stated that he was secretly a Muslim. I know everyone has heard that one. Another stated that his father wasn't really his father. Another claimed that his book was ghost written by Bill Ayers. Another claimed that he was registered as a foreign student while in college. Of course, the most famous one was the claim that he was not born in the U.S. and was instead born in Kenya which, of course, was championed most famously by Donald Trump.
All of this is just a passing observation to set up my point.
So, the 2016 election takes place, a Republican (obviously Donald Trump) takes office, and what do the supporters of Trump (who are also the accusers of Obama's so-called lies) get as a replacement for President Obama? They (as well as the rest of us, I should add) get an unabashed and unapologetic serial liar as president of the USA.
They are too numerous to mention here even after less than a year in office.
However, let's look at Trump's often repeated latest claim which he's repeatedly stated over and over again. It's his claim that the new tax laws would not only not benefit him financially, but that it would actually cost both him and his rich friends money. Who here believes that?
Forget for the moment the lowering of the top marginal tax bracket from 39.6% down to 37%. Instead, think of the benefit to large holders of real estate during the final reconciliation negotiations between Republicans in the House and Senate. The provision allows owners of large real estate holdings through LLCs to deduct a percentage of their “pass through” income from their taxes. How could that possibly not benefit Trump?
